10 Mar 2019 13:07:12
So that is the difference between a manager and a coach! Newcastle down and out 2 down at half time yet manage to turn the game around. We went defensive bringing Mina on and looked more vulnerable! What was that substitute all about? Attack is the best form of defence and with Richarlison we had an outlet to hit on the counter attack. Benitez and his Newcastle side have embarrassed us and sorry the managers in game management yet again has to be questioned.

How do you not only let a side you had dominated for 45 minutes back in the game by conceding one goal you actually let them win the game. Questions need to be asked, one of them is what would Rafa do with the talent we have at his disposal?

1.) 10 Mar 2019
10 Mar 2019 14:11:54
We would be doing a lot better under Raffa that is certain but sadly he was at Liverpool so would not want him on those grounds.
I have to admit though that the state we are in right now I could swallow my pride as I long to see Everton get there pride back.

2.) 10 Mar 2019
10 Mar 2019 15:37:03
Rafa wouldn't come and Moshiri wouldn't have him.
Might as well talk about Conte, Simeone, Ancelotti or Mourihno. None of them would come either.
We need to understand where we are in the pecking order of managers.

3.) 10 Mar 2019
10 Mar 2019 15:51:29
Newcastle are now only 3 points behind us that shows how poor of a season this has been as man for man we should be head and shoulders above them yet we don't look it. We are now playing catch up to Watford, Leicester, Wolves and even West Ham to even be considered a top 10 side and that is worrying.

4.) 10 Mar 2019
10 Mar 2019 16:17:23
Exactly Smit mate Rafa hasn't set the world alight at Newcastle, dc needs to get a grip, there is no evidence he would be any better at all.

5.) 10 Mar 2019
10 Mar 2019 17:10:25
Hasn't set the world alight at Newcastle? Got them promoted first time of asking then got a top 10 finish with basically the same side they had in the Championship, and hasn't had any were near the backing and funds that our managers have been afforded, so to say he hasn't been a success at Newcastle is just stupid, he has been and would do ten times better with the players we have than Silva has. The man is a winner and has plenty of trophies on his CV something our last 3 appointments were lacking.

6.) 10 Mar 2019
10 Mar 2019 17:28:39
Forget it Gray mate as Smit says he wouldn't come and Mr Moshiri would not have him.

7.) 10 Mar 2019
10 Mar 2019 17:32:38
At present I think Everton would be a no no to a top manager and seen as a poison chalice to others. However if we were to lose Silva and could not temp a top manager, I would certainly consider the Wolves manager. He is at present looking a european placing in the eye.

8.) 10 Mar 2019
10 Mar 2019 17:39:50
He is mate a far better choice.

{Ed025's Note - but why would he even consider coming to everton, wolves have a good team, they have money and as things stand are far more progressive than everton GB...please tell me im wrong..

9.) 10 Mar 2019
10 Mar 2019 17:56:22
GB are you being serious. Or just on the pop pre-dinner. There is mountains of positive evidence to ensure Benitez ability. There is also mountains of evidence to show why Silva should never have been appointed. I agree we should not fire Managers willy nilly but surely the best way of ensuring that is to do due dilligence in the first place. The bloke was even sacked for not wearing Club colours .

10.) 10 Mar 2019
10 Mar 2019 17:57:02
No you are right Ed, i would prefer Marco to stay mate and have a few windows to sort this out but as we keep saying we can't change managers every 5 mins, but he is walking a fine line at the mo, i can understand why some want him to walk.

{Ed025's Note - so can i mate..

11.) 10 Mar 2019
10 Mar 2019 18:23:22
Hey Billy mate when he was at Liverpool he had loads of cash and did well, he took Newcastle up but they have hovered around the bottom all season, i personally would not want him at our Club, but hey mate its a game of opinions.

12.) 10 Mar 2019
10 Mar 2019 19:42:52
If Benitez is as good as people say and wanted to leave Newcastle then why would he want to come to us?
Surely he would have the top teams in Europe after him?
Martinez not good enough but gets the Belgium job and does well. Koeman not good enough and gets the Holland job, oh, and is doing well.

Forget about Benitez and get over it he ain't coming. Silva is in charge and will be for the next couple of seasons.
We need to support the team and see what happens.
If some of you want to live in fantasy land about Benitez coming or Allardyce coming back then so be it.

Me. I'm just going to get on with supporting Silva until he's not here anymore.

13.) 10 Mar 2019
10 Mar 2019 19:46:19
That makes two of us Smit mate.

14.) 10 Mar 2019
10 Mar 2019 19:54:41
I think Rafa would be a good choice but doubt it will happen. Got to agree with those who say he's been successful with Newcastle. Did well to get them back in the prem and has had his hands tied behind his back for the majority of his tenure. Look at how he got his team playing in the second half even at two down, he got their heads up and got them playing again. On the other hand, whenever we concede a goal we seem, for the most part, to capitulate. The Newcastle team seem to play for their manager, can we say the same about us?
ED025 hit the nail on the head over the Wolves manager, there's zero chance of that happening. They are a team that can cement top half finishes in this league with their wealth and their recruitment policy. He has been shaping his team for a few years so why would he come to us to start over again?

15.) 10 Mar 2019
10 Mar 2019 20:12:20
See smit, like a politician you obfuscate. I support Everton with all my heart, I cannot speak for DC but would bet he is the same. Does that mean I only criticise Silva on these boards, darned right it does. Have said it before, I have never boo'd Everton or Staff or shouted dissatisfaction. Dirty washing stays at home.

16.) 10 Mar 2019
10 Mar 2019 20:28:18
That's fine BCT but it wouldn't do any harm to come on here when we win and put some positive comments on aswell regardless of your hate for the manager.
Problem is, you don't. Like DC you hide away in the shadows rather than write anything positive on here. The picture that paints with me and, judging by a lot of other posters on here aswell is of a negative supporter who is on a crusade to destroy Silva This is how you get your message out there.
Hmmm. a little bit like a politician. Ironic eh.
Try treating this forum as a forum for discussion and not just a billboard for your hatred to the manager and owners.

17.) 10 Mar 2019
10 Mar 2019 21:12:03
Spot on Smit lucky only one or two of em, the majority can see sense mate.

18.) 11 Mar 2019
11 Mar 2019 00:02:56
Guernsey you seem to change your opinion to suit the eds. you xant seriously knock Benitez. no matter who he managed in the past he would be a massive signing for the club. it would be similar to moyes coming ( in terms of welcomed change) . he IS a proven winner and is obviously looking for a club that will back him and leave to it. wether taht club is us? . I don't know. but you can't knock the man's desire and ability . sorry mate but you blindly support Silva and let's face it . he's completely out of his depth in the prem . I'm as big a blue as anyone on here and I've seen success but I have to concede that who ever is giving mr moshiri advice needs taking out and burying.

19.) 11 Mar 2019
10 Mar 2019 22:57:12
Blue Grey had a bad weekend but you have made me laugh the way you compared Rafa to Silva. Silvs is not fit to lick Rafas shoes.
He has done an amazing job at Newcastle I do hate to admit but know it is true.

20.) 11 Mar 2019
11 Mar 2019 07:29:40
Smit, very silly. Hatred for owners and Silva really! Do I know them personally, is it a personal criticism? Of course not. Lived a long time seen and done an awful lot of horrible things in that time and yes hatred. But that was a life very far from commenting on what is after all a sport. Never mind though eh, I am Yet another one driven away from this forum.

21.) 11 Mar 2019
11 Mar 2019 09:45:00
BCT I couldn't give two hoots if you've done horrible things in your life. This is an Everton forum not a confession box.

I see what i see. You do not use this forum for everyday chit chat about Everton you use it to dig out the manager at every opportunity.
I have asked you numerous times to show me a post where you have congratulated the team when they have got a result. As far as i can see from your posts or replies you haven't.


You call Silva a fraud when all he is doing is trying to do his job, whether you think he is good or bad at it by calling him a fraud, with nothing to back it up you are only embarrassing yourself.

Surely you can see how that makes you look to other posters on here.

22.) 11 Mar 2019
11 Mar 2019 10:56:47
Dark clouds, I didn't compare Rafa to Silva I said the difference is there to see by one being a successful manager who didn't change his tactics even at 2 goals down the other changes personnel and formation that suited the opposition as all 3 goals came from wide positions which prior to the Richarlison/ Mina substitution we had covered as the Newcastle wide men were scared to be caught to far forward and be hit on the counter. I have advocated Benitez for manager since we got rid of Martinez and believe regardless of his Liverpool past he would come to us as we are a good project with backing for the right manager, he also still has his house in Caldy which his wife still lives in fulltime. Its a no brainer, he's out of contract in the summer so there would be no compo other than to Marco for his sacking. I don't want a manager Merry go round at the club but we need to appoint a competent manager/ coach who has a successful background with experience of being in charge of top players and egos. I feel if we persevere with Marco and take this form into next season we will be in real danger at the wrong end of the table.